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Prince of the Sea #gayromance thriller Jon Michaelsen #RLFblog
This quick interview includes info about the author, and introduces the story.About the Author
Jon Michaelsen is a writer of fiction in the mystery, suspense and thriller genres where the main characters are gay. While this doesn’t always define or limit his characters, it does provide opportunities for exciting and challenging plots. Many diverse writers have influenced his style over the years; among them are the ever popular David Baldacci, John Grisham and Michael Crichton, to groundbreaking novelists Patricia Nell Warren, Michael Nava and Felice Picano.A southerner born near the banks of the Chattahoochee River, he moved with his family to Atlanta, Georgia in the late 1960s, where he remains today. He studied English and Journalism at Gainesville College in north Georgia before transferring to Valdosta State College near the Georgia-Florida line to finish out his studies. While at Valdosta State, he wrote and edited the college newspaper’s Entertainment page, published features and a few of his short stories in the campus rag.His debut mystery novel, Pretty Boy Dead, was a 2014 Lambda Literary Award Finalist in Gay Mystery.He lives with his husband of 30 years and four monstrous terriers.Interview with Jon Michaelsen
Why did you write this book?I’ve always wanted to include the beautiful coastal town of Tybee Island, Georgia in my writing, but I needed to have the perfect plot to really capture the allure of the islet. The story finally came to me a few years ago while traveling back and forth from Atlanta to Jacksonville, Florida to visit with my ailing grandmother. The long hours driving alone on the road provided the perfect medium to stoke my muse.What is your favorite genre to read?I write mostly in the mystery/suspense genre, which is also my favorite to read. My favorite pastime is curling up on the sofa or a favorite reading lounger and spending hours getting lost in a good mystery.Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?Just one? There are so many! I’d say it’s a toss-up between Jason Bourne and Alex Delaware.What are you working on at the moment, and will see from you in coming months?I am currently writing the second Kendall Parker mystery, which I hope to get the first draft to my editor by the end of this year. The first in the series, Pretty Boy Dead, will be moving to a new publisher for re-release later this year with a fresh look, and available in audiobook.Please tell us about your latest book.Can a broken heart find love at the bottom of the ocean?Jonathan Lemke thought spending two weeks alone with his partner in a beachside cottage would help rekindle the lost passion of their ten-year union. He’d chosen Tybee Island, a quiet seaside community on the Georgia coast east of Historic Savannah. He grew up on the pristine shores of the barrier islet, a place that continues to hold a special place in his heart.The romantic surprise backfires when Paul, Jonathan’s partner, rushes off to Chicago for the chance to woo a high profile client, leaving Jonathan alone and brokenhearted, but a chance meeting with a mysterious stranger linked to an ancient island legend just might provide a chance at discovering forever love.However, someone with strong familial ties to Tybee is intent on exposing its secrets, and avenging a grudge decades in the making. An assailant so threatened by the forces of nature that defy explanation, he’ll stop at nothing to unmask the revered island lore…even if he must kill to prove it.Will Jonathan survive the assailant’s attempts at revenge? Or can a childhood save him from certain death?About the Book
Title Prince of the SeaGenre Gay Romance ThrillerAuthor Jon MichaelsenBook heat level (based on movie ratings): PGBuy This Book
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Livia Quinn author of Storm Crazy @liviaquinn #RLFblog #Paranormal
Livia Quinn is a DC native living on the bayou in Louisiana. With a lifelong fascination (read that: phobia) of storms it was only natural that it would play a big part in the world of Storm Lake. Her former jobs as a mail lady, plant manager, and business owner have stocked her brain full of quirky characters she can’t wait to share with her readers.What’s your favorite down-home family style meal? Home-made enchiladas. I have a great recipe for chili that I cook down the second or third day and top corn tortillas, filled with sweet onion and cheddar cheese with the chili. OMG, I must go make some chili…What is your go-to meal when you dine out?Longhorn – filet mignon, baked potato and salad. I’m almost always traveling because there aren’t any near me in Louisiana.Who is your “book boyfriend” (that hottie you read about and drool over)?Hmm, it’s still between J.D. Robb’s Roarke and Matthew Clairmont from Deborah Harkness’ All Souls Trilogy. Start on either one, they’re like chocolate. Dark, luscious, addicting, yummy…What’s your favorite hashtag to watch on Twitter?#military #romanceDescribe the perfect vacation.Any activity that takes me anywhere in Scotland for an extended amount of time whether its festivals, hiking, touring or writing.What are your hobbies?Oil painting, guitar, reading (of course)When you read for pleasure, what kind of books do you choose?If it’s for relaxation, often I read historical romance like Grace Burrowes and most recently Deborah HarknessWhat kinds of things do you read when you’re researching a new book?Since I write contemporary and paranormal romance I will read something with the same flavor as what I’m working on. Humorous paranormal, military romance, Darynda Jones, Kristan Painter, Jill Shalvis, Barbara FreethyIf the hero of your latest book called you on the phone, what would be a perfect ringtone for him?Oh this is perfect. Jack Lang’s ringtone Aerosmith’s Crazy“It’s time for you to change your crazy ways, ya hear me?”About the Book
Book TItle: Storm CrazyGenre: ParanormalAuthor: Livia QuinnBook heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13To say I was having a bad day would be like saying Katrina dropped a little rain on the Gulf Coast. My name is Tempest Pomeroy. I’m a mail carrier in Destiny, Louisiana, and a Paramortal like my family. Or I’m supposed to be. If I didn’t have a few little talents, I’d think I was adopted.Before I left for work, I discovered my brother’s amphora missing from the mantle—that’s genie bottle to you mere-mortals— and on my first delivery, a handsome scantily clad doctor triggered some sort of hallucination with just a touch. Pheromones? Then one of my customers had a stroke while reading me the riot act over a piece of mail, but I saved the old grouch with a zap of my Zeus juice, only to have Destiny’s hunky new sheriff show up minutes later.And again, when the owner of Flowers by Dick filed a complaint against me for dropping a seventy-five pound box on his foot. Yeah, I did it, but it was kind of an accident. He put his hand where it didn’t belong and I… sorta dropped the box. Things went downhill from there.I discovered a dead body in the clubhouse and rescued my brother’s amphora from a locker, bashing it in with a Greg Norman wedge…and guess who showed up?I’ve denied my heritage as a Tempestaerie for too long. Now, my mother’s out of pocket, my brother’s missing and the sheriff thinks one of us is guilty of murder. Is it any wonder I’m calling this the worst M.A.L.E day of my life?Oh, and the sheriff? He thought he’d settled in a normal small town to raise his teenage daughter. Like Mayberry. We’ll see how that turns out… Things better settle down soon ‘cause I’m about to go Storm Crazy.Buy This Book
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The Skeleton Canyon Treasure #RomanticSuspense @Kris_Bock #RLFblog
This quick interview includes info about the author, and introduces the story.About the Author
Kris Bock writes novels of suspense and romance with outdoor adventures and Southwestern landscapes. Fans of Terry Odell, Mary Stewart, Victoria Holt, and Barbara Michaels will love Kris Bock!The Mad Monk’s Treasure follows the hunt for a long-lost treasure in the New Mexico desert. In The Dead Man’s Treasure, estranged relatives compete to reach a buried treasure by following a series of complex clues. In The Skeleton Canyon Treasure, sparks fly when reader favorites Camie and Tiger help a mysterious man track down his missing uncle. Whispers in the Dark features archaeology and intrigue among ancient Southwest ruins. What We Found is a mystery with strong romantic elements about a young woman who finds a murder victim in the woods. In Counterfeits, stolen Rembrandt paintings bring danger to a small New Mexico town.Interview with Kris Bock
Why did you write this book?I live in New Mexico and I love outdoor activities such as hiking and rock climbing. I’m also fascinated by stories of buried or lost treasures, and there are many of those throughout the Southwest. My Southwest Treasure Hunters novels combine stories of treasure hunts with outdoor adventures.The first book in the collection, The Mad Monk’s Treasure, was inspired by the legend of the Victorio Peak Treasure: a heretic Spanish priest’s gold mine, made richer by the spoils of bandits and an Apache raider. It introduced Camie as the main character’s best friend, and it also included Camie’s extraordinary cat Tiger. They make minor appearances in the second book, The Dead Man’s Treasure. My latest title features Camie and Tiger in a new adventure, inspired by another legend: the Skeleton Canyon Treasure. Each of the Southwest Treasure Hunters novels stands alone in this series mixing action and adventure with light romance.What is your favorite genre to read?I read pretty widely, from classic mysteries and cozy mysteries to romantic suspense, historical romance, and middle grade novels. In any genre, I tend to prefer plot-driven novels with plenty of action but not much violence.Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?I pondered this for a while and could not come up with an answer. I like to become the character when I’m reading, so I like relatively ordinary people who are put in unusual circumstances.What are you working on at the moment, and will see from you in coming months?I write a lot of children’s books for educational publishing, so I have a number of fiction and nonfiction books for kids coming out in the next year or so. A fun one is The Genie’s Gift, a lighthearted action fantasy that draws on the mythology of The Arabian Nights. I write for children under the name Chris Eboch.I’m also about to start a new cozy mystery series. The main character is a war correspondent forced into retirement at age 50 after being shot on the job. She returns to her hometown to live with her father and has to come to terms with her new life. Of course she gets dragged into mysteries, which she’ll be able to handle because of her background.Please tell us about your latest book.Camille Dagneau – beautiful, brilliant, and prickly – isn’t quick to trust, especially when a strange man has broken into her machine shop at night. Ryan MacAllister insists he’s merely looking for his missing uncle, who has disappeared while hunting for a lost treasure. He believes Camie is the key to finding the treasure, and his uncle. Camie can ignore the attraction she feels, but she won’t pass up the chance for an adventure.Following the clues in the missing man’s journal will take Ryan, Camie, and her feisty cat Tiger on a trail through New Mexico and Arizona. They’ll investigate the Tombstone graveyard at night, uncover clues in museums, and ultimately explore Skeleton Canyon, where rumor says nineteenth-century cowboy bandits hid their treasure in a cave. They’ll face many dangers to rescue Ryan’s uncle, but trusting each other may be the biggest challenge.If you love suspense and romance, don’t miss this gripping adventure!About the Book
Title The Skeleton Canyon TreasureGenre Romantic SuspenseAuthor Kris BockBook heat level (based on movie ratings): PGBuy This Book
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Double Feature: @susanvaughn1124 and Books that’ll make you Fall in Love #RLFBlog #Contemporary
Author Susan Vaughn joins us today with Books that will make you Fall in Love.Author Bio
Romance Author, Susan Vaughn understood the meaning of sarcasm before she could walk. Her childhood in the suburbs of Detroit was spent mainly trying to outwit her six creative siblings. When she wasn’t working on the next soul crushing jab, she sharpened her imagination on romantic literature and day dreamed about her knight in shining armor.It didn’t take long for this hairdresser by trade to turn her passion for reading romances into writing her own unique love stories. Susan lives her life finding laughter in all situations, and delights in marrying sarcasm with romance to create realistic falling-in-love stories in the unlikeliest of scenarios.Susan lives on the shores of Lake Huron with her real life knight in shining armor and enjoys watching their three children learn the art of sarcasm and wit.Burning Desire
Title Burning DesireGenre Contemporary RomanceAuthor Susan V. VaughnBook heat level (based on movie ratings G, PG, PG13, R): RA steamy night not forgotten…One night of passion with a handsome stranger compels Louise Piekartz to change her path. Instead of finishing law school at her parents’ urging, she chases her dream to Bay Shore and revives her grandmother’s bakery. Now that she has secured a life of her own, she won’t let anything get in her way. But can she resist the temptation of the man from her past, when he shows up to rekindle their love affair?Ever since his father’s death, Isaac Rybak has a burning need to fix everything around him. But his mother’s addiction to drugs is not something he can cure. Consumed by his inability to stop his mother from using, he struggles with his inner demons—until the woman of his dreams walks back into his life, and all his efforts are focused on a battle he knows he can win: securing her heart.Buy Burning Desire
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Irresistible Desire
Title Irresistible DesireGenre Contemporary RomanceAuthor Susan V. VaughnBook heat level (based on movie ratings G, PG, PG13, R): RHis playful seduction was hard to resist…
Music teacher Ann Green moved to Bay Shore to protect her heavily-guarded heart. But when she meets a handsome fisherman who tests her resolve to stay single, she loses all control. Now she is stuck between the painful memory of her father’s betrayal, and the man who just might be her future.
A boundless hunger has taken over…
Andrew Rybak has taken care of his two younger siblings since his mother’s ongoing drug addiction began. But he secretly aches to escape Bay Shore, and leave all his responsibility behind, until a beautiful stranger moves into town, and opens his eyes to a new future. But will she trust him enough to open her heart? Especially as his inner passions are ignited, and everything he’s been holding back comes pouring out at once.Buy Irresistible Desire
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Stranded on Earth by @annekane #RLFblog #romance #scifi
Today’s featured book is Stranded on Earth by Anne Kane.About the Book
Title Stranded on EarthGenre Sci-fi romanceAuthor Anne KaneBook heat level (based on movie ratings) : RLiisa’s passion is books, the kind they used to print when humanity still inhabited Earth. The only authentic collection in the galaxy is located in a museum housed on old Earth. Needing a break from work, she came to Union Station to indulge in an orgy of reading. Of course, she didn’t count on falling asleep in the library and missing the last flight off-planet before the winter season suspends interstellar traffic.Jake is a sergeant in the Space Militia. . He lost the draw this year and stayed behind when Earth was evacuated for the winter. It’s his job to make sure the mutant life forms spawned by the nuke wars don’t break through the museum’s barrier. He’s resigned himself to a long, lonely winter fighting mutants and boredom.When he discovers he’s not alone on the frigid remnants of Man’s home world, he knows he should be a gentleman and keep his hands to himself, but spring is a long way off and Liisa’s charms are hard to resist.Buy This Book
About the Author
Anne is a gorgeous supermodel who writes romance in her spare time while jetting around Europe with a string of boy-toys in tow.Hmmm… no one is going to believe that. How about this?Anne is an undercover agent for a super-secret government agency and when not saving the world for democracy and all the good people, she writes romance one-handed on a special mini-computer designed by a mad scientist just for her.Yeah, that sounds way better. So, ignore the people who tell you she’s just an ordinary person with an extraordinary imagination. They’re just jealous because she gets to play with James Bond and vacation in exotic locations.Honestly!When she’s not busy saving the world or writing the next great novel, she likes to kayak, hike, ride motorcycles, swim, skate, practice karate, play her guitar, sing and of course, read.Author Social Media
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Christmas at Love House a new #Cowboy Holiday Romance by @MaryJDressel #RLFblog
This quick interview includes info about the author, and introduces the story.About the Author
Mary is the author of seven novels in the contemporary western romance genre with more books to come in each series.She lives in the Great Lake Basin area of the U.S.A., and is a mom to two sons and an Australian Shepherd fur baby dog. Besides writing, Mary enjoys photography, reading, going to the opera and dinner with friends, and traveling. Mary loves communicating with readers and friends, and she also has a mailing list for readers who want to be notified of new releases and important book updates. Mary is a member of Romance Writers of America.Interview with Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Why did you write this book?Some readers wanted to see one of the characters from previous books in the Bull Rider Series get his own happy ending. After careful consideration, I chose to write this third book. While not only giving the hero and heroine of this series another book, I figured out a way to write his story right alongside theirs.What is your favorite genre to read?Honestly, I have to say that I love reading what I write—cowboys and western romance—97% of the time I read contemporary. This doesn’t mean I never read other genres because I do, depending on what the story is about, or if it is a favorite author outside of the western genre.Who is your favorite character from fiction (not including your own)?This is difficult because I love so many fictional book characters. I hope it’s okay to go with a TV character instead—the one and only Duncan MacLeod from the Highlander series! One reason I call him my favorite character from fiction is for his tenacity and courage, not to mention he’s doggone sexy.What are you working on at the moment, and will see from you in coming months?I’m publishing another western romance in October 2016, which is Book #1 in a brand new spin-off series. A second book in this new series will be published sometime in 2017. Plus, I’m currently writing Book #4 in the Double Dutch Ranch Series.Please tell us about your latest book.Four years later, Velia and Caulder finish up another year of bull riding. They settle into their comfy abode on the McCutchen Ranch in the snowy Allegheny Mountains to celebrate the Christmas season with a houseful of guests. La vita e bella! But why does their happily-ever-after have to come with an expiration date? Without warning, their most chilling nightmare comes true. An innocent misunderstanding, and a startling realization discovered too late—puts their contented little family at risk.
On top of everything else, watching a new love bloom between two of the McCutchen guests, isn’t part of their agenda. Reece “Foley” Wilson, a former teammate, comes into contact with Velia’s cousin at the last show of the season and again while visiting for the holiday. Grown up and feisty, Natale Valente-Armano fell in love with this cowboy as a lovesick teen. Now, life has changed for both of them. How will they handle the unfamiliar thoughts and urges overtaking them? And, how will la famiglia respond to this unexpected romance?
A little Christmas magic will be a welcome guest at Love House, but regardless if it arrives or not…during this bittersweet interlude—Velia and Caulder dare their happily-ever-after to be anything less than, “forever.”About the Book
Title Christmas at Love House: A Bittersweet Interlude #3Genre Contemporary Western Romance, HolidayAuthor Mary J. McCoy-DresselBook heat level (based on movie ratings G, PG, PG13, R): RBuy This Book
Publisher Teel Blue BooksAmazon https://amzn.com/B01IYD0KRCBarnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/christmas-at-love-house-mary-j-mccoy-dressel/1124182186?ean=2940153413860Kobo https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/christmas-at-love-house-a-bittersweet-interludeiTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/christmas-at-love-house-bittersweet/id1137396090?mt=11Author Social Media
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